Jenaro Pérez Villaamil
Jenaro Pérez Villaamil | |
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Portrait of Jenaro Pérez Villaamil by Louis-Joseph Ghémar, 1843 | |
| Born | 3 February 1807 Ferrol, Galicia, Spain |
| Died | 5 June 1854 (aged 47) Madrid, Spain |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Education | Santiago de Compostela |
| Known for | Painter |
| Movement | Orientalist; Romantic |
Jenaro Pérez de Villaamil y d'Huguet (3 February 1807 – 5 June 1854) was a Spanish painter in the Romantic style who specialized in landscapes with figures and architectural scenes. He often inflated the scale of the buildings relative to the figures to make them more impressive.